Ecophysiology of Photosynthesis

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXII

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2. Molecular and Physiological Control and Limitations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Dynamics in Photosystem II Structure and Function

      • A. Trebst

      Pages 3-16

   3. Regulation of Photosynthetic Light Energy Capture, Conversion, and Dissipation in Leaves of Higher Plants

      • O. Björkman, B. Demmig-Adams

      Pages 17-47

   4. Chlorophyll Fluorescence as a Nonintrusive Indicator for Rapid Assessment of In Vivo Photosynthesis

      • U. Schreiber, W. Bilger, C. Neubauer

      Pages 49-70

   5. Higher Plant Respiration and Its Relationships to Photosynthesis

      • J. S. Amthor

      Pages 71-101

   6. Apoplastic and Symplastic Proton Concentrations and Their Significance for Metabolism

      • H. Pfanz

      Pages 103-122

   7. The Significance of Assimilatory Starch for Growth in Arabidopsis thaliana Wild-Type and Starchless Mutants

      • W. Schulze, E.-D. Schulze

      Pages 123-131

   8. Photosynthesis, Storage, and Allocation

      • K. Fichtner, G. W. Koch, H. A. Mooney

      Pages 133-146

   9. Gas Exchange and Growth

      • J. S. Pereira

      Pages 147-181

3. Responses of Photosynthesis to Environmental Factors

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183

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   2. Internal Coordination of Plant Responses to Drought and Evaporational Demand

      • R. Lösch, E.-D. Schulze

      Pages 185-204

   3. As to the Mode of Action of the Guard Cells in Dry Air

      • I. R. Cowan

      Pages 205-229

   4. Direct Observations of Stomatal Movements

      • L. Kappen, G. Schultz, R. Vanselow

      Pages 231-246

   5. Carbon Gain in Relation to Water Use: Photosynthesis in Mangroves

      • M. C. Ball, J. B. Passioura

      Pages 247-259

   6. Photosynthesis as a Tool for Indicating Temperature Stress Events

      • W. Larcher

      Pages 261-277

   7. Air pollution, Photosynthesis and Forest Decline: Interactions and Consequences

      • U. Heber, W. Kaiser, M. Luwe, G. Kindermann, S. Veljovic-Javonovic, Z. Yin et al.

      Pages 279-296

4. Plant Performance in the Field

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 297-297

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   2. Photosynthesis in Aquatic Plants

      • J. A. Raven

      Pages 299-318

   3. Photosynthesis in Poikilohydric Plants: A Comparison of Lichens and Bryophytes

      • T. G. A. Green, O. L. Lange

      Pages 319-341

In a world of increasing atmospheric CO2, there is intensified interest in the ecophysiology of photosynthesis and increasing attention is being given to carbon exchange and storage in natural ecosystems. We need to know how much photosynthesis of terrestrial and aquatic vegetation will change as global CO2 increases. Are there major ecosystems, such as the boreal forests, which may become important sinks of CO2 and slow down the effects of anthropogenic CO2 emissions on climate? Will the composition of the vegetation change as a result of CO2 increase?
This volume reviews the progress which has been made in understanding photosynthesis in the past few decades at several levels of integration from the molecular level to canopy, ecosystem and global scales.

• Atmosphäre
• Climate research
• Klima
• Photosynthese
• Photosynthesis
• atmosphere
• carbon
• carbon dioxide
• climate change
• ecophysiology
• ecosystem
• forest
• global climate change
• physiology
• vegetation

• Lehrstuhl für Pflanzenökologie, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany

  Ernst-Detlef Schulze

• Department of Range Science and Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, USA

  Martyn M. Caldwell

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